Motley fool or jester in profile inside a decorative circular border. Inside the border is the name "George Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "Ex Libris." At the bottom is a panel containing the text "Motley's the only wear." George Ainslie Hewett...

Portrait of Ainslie Hewett of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a fedora, wire-framed glasses, and bow tie. Crop marks outline his image, and the photograph is warped down the left side and very discolored. Handwritten on back of image: Ainslie Hewett,...

Dragon's head, small shield with text, and intricate ornamentation. A scroll with text runs across the center of the design. The text on the shield is "Never less alone than when alone." The scroll says "Bruno Alberts." Born in Louisville, Bruno...

Ornate manuscript page with a small shield featuring three fanged animal heads [possibly boars] and a thick angled stripe. The text on the page is "I have a shelf in my library for tried authors; one in my mind for tried principles; and one in my...

Bridge to a castle with the sun shining through clouds. The bridge and castle are framed by a circular border with text. The text around the image is "Books are a finer world within the world." Below the border is an open book. These elements are...

Knight in armor astride a horse. Below the horse is a shield containing the name "Caroline Belknap Allen" and a cross. Caroline Allen was the daughter of William Burke Belknap (1811-1889), who founded what became Belknap Hardware & Manufacturing...

Baby riding a fish framed by ornamental decorative elements including stars and other shapes. Below the baby and fish are the name "Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "His Book." This bookplate was designed for the artist's first child, whose name was...

Boy in a tunic top standing on a rock and blowing a long, narrow horn. Above the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the image is the name "Edward Wilson Hewett." Edward Wilson Hewett, an artist and writer, is the eldest son of (George) Ainslie...

Silhouette of a boy playing a horn underneath a tree framed by a decorative circular border. Below the border is an open book with musical notes on both pages. Below the book are two birds in profile with an oval panel containing the name "Nettie...

Wreath topped by an eagle behind a shield with the pattern of the American flag with thirteen stars and stripes. A torch is on either side of the eagle. The bottom of the wreath features an open book and a series of ten decorative shields or coats...

Scalloped shield with a dragon on it. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the helmet is the phrase "Ex Libris." Below the design inside a rectangular frame is the text "Gustave Arvilien Breaux 1828-1910" and...

Decorative shield with a row of three birds on top and a fourth bird above a painter's palette on the bottom. Below the shield is an open book. The name "Mary Verhoeff" is below the book. Decorative torches are on either side of the shield and...

Large tree [possibly pine tree] with full branches inside a rectangular frame. The phrase "Ex Libris" is above the tree. The name "Marion Macfarlane Walsh" is below the tree. These elements are contained by a rectangular border. Green ink. Signed...

Globe showing North America and South America. An anchor is behind the globe. An eagle is on top of the bird. A scroll with the Latin phrase "Semper Fidelis" is above the eagle. The name "Alexander Mackenzie Watson" is below the globe. Below the...

Black dog and smaller white dog look up at a birdfeeder with a bird on its edge. A fence with two posts is in the background. The image is inside an oval frame on a panel with vertical stripes. The name "Minnie Marvin Wheeler" is at the base of the...

Man in ancient clothing with a walking stick climbs a mountain overgrown with ivy towards a castle or fortress. The design is surrounded by a decorative border. Within the design are six lines of scrolls with the text "One who never turned his back...

Shield with a thick, angled stripe and three circles. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the design is the word "Oxmoor." At the bottom is the name "Thomas Walker Bullitt." Thomas Walker Bullitt was the son...

Shield at an angle with a thick, angled stripe and three circles. Above the shield is a knight's helmet and large ornamental flourishes. Above the design is the phrase "Ex Libris" followed by the word "Oxmoor" in quotations. At the bottom are the...

Sundial with ivy and floral bushes inside oval surrounded by floral green background. The name "Laure Josephine Cassidy" is at the top. In a white stripe near the top of the design is the quotation "Follow the Sun as I his favor keep. Nor fear the...